Pius N'Diefi


Pius Sielenu N'Diefi is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He later worked as a forward coach and sporting director at Saint-Quentin.

Club career

N'Diefi learned of the death of his father the day before Germinal Beerschot was to play the second leg of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup against Olympique de Marseille. He was nevertheless part of the starting eleven for that match.

International career

N'Diefi was part of the Cameroon national team for the 2002 [FIFA World Cup] and the 2004 [African Cup of Nations], as well as at the victorious 2000 [African Cup of Nations|2000] and 2002 African Cup of Nations. He scored the winner in the infamous 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia, where teammate Marc-Vivien Foé died on the pitch.

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 January 2000Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–2Friendly
211 January 2000Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–2Friendly
314 July 2001Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia2–22002 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF final round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]
426 June 2003Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France1–02003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Cameroon